Milling Done Today

zap, my brother and I built a dining table for him with 2-2 1/8" thick w. pine last year. Came out nice. I call it his Fred Flintstone table. Pretty substantial looking, and we used a double row of biscuits to join 3 pieces to make it about 40" wide, after jointing the boards. The seams are almost invisble. Almost.
We've thought of getting those tenon cutters too.

Stax, we will get it done whatever thickness we go with, having the mill with plenty of wood leaves us with plenty of options.

Ray, I'm not sure how this table will be put together but my wife will like it because we buillt it with wood from our land. We milled some boards last year about 1.75 inches thick which will become the outside work table, when I'm in the woods this weekend I'll look for some legs.

zap, my brother and I built a dining table for him with 2-2 1/8" thick w. pine last year. Came out nice. I call it his Fred Flintstone table. Pretty substantial looking, and we used a double row of biscuits to join 3 pieces to make it about 40" wide, after jointing the boards. The seams are almost invisble. Almost.
We've thought of getting those tenon cutters too.

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If you hit 2-1/8 you would have had to start around 2-1/2-2-3/4 on a csm set-up. Not uncommon to make at-least a 1/8 inch bad spot with just rocking the mill one time on a board. 40" is the number wide. (for dinning table) Now 40" at the 10 foot mark is worth a whole lot o Cash! (Singal slab small end)

SJ, we got the wood from the Woodworkers Shoppe south of here. Very nice slabs, but pricey....to me. If I remember right, the boards were cupping some, so we ripped 'em, then put back together after planing out the cup. Brother didn't have a clue, he just wanted a table but had no idea the amount of work involved.
I didn't/wouldn't pay for it. He did.
I've got a stack of 1" boards from the property that vary in thickness. Cut with a Woodmizer, but not mine.
I'd be happy with a csm to use on the spruce and pine I have.
Sorry for the fork in the road.
Love the Hemlock slabs zap. Do you deliver?
SJ, would you not sticker this wood? Seems like the boards will warp if standing against a wall for a while.

Zap I envy you. I have a whole woodworking shop out back that I haven't had much time to spend in for the last two years. I just recently starting to get back out there.

FWIW when ever I build something using a wide board like that I was always told it is best to rip and re-glue it back together. When drying something like that there can be a lot of stress that can cause it to crack after you bring it indoors in a climate controlled environment. Most likely after your table is built. Also when I dried fresh milled wood I would sticker it and add some weight on top to help keep it from warping and cupping. Also paint the ends with a latex paint to keep the ends from cracking.

SJ, we got the wood from the Woodworkers Shoppe south of here. Very nice slabs, but pricey....to me. If I remember right, the boards were cupping some, so we ripped 'em, then put back together after planing out the cup. Brother didn't have a clue, he just wanted a table but had no idea the amount of work involved.
I didn't/wouldn't pay for it. He did.
I've got a stack of 1" boards from the property that vary in thickness. Cut with a Woodmizer, but not mine.
I'd be happy with a csm to use on the spruce and pine I have.
Sorry for the fork in the road.
Love the Hemlock slabs zap. Do you deliver?
SJ, would you not sticker this wood? Seems like the boards will warp if standing against a wall for a while.

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They will cup unless you wax the ends good and then stand on end. This keeps pussure off the middle. (Big slabs need to be on end) Legs where mini milled. (From a 3 inch slab) One table took 2 slabs.

Just talked with our local Stihl dealer, the ripping chains for the 075,090 came in with the bar to follow on Thursday or Friday. I can meet him to pick up the 090 (drop off the truck) any day after work, hopefully on Saturday.

Just talked with our local Stihl dealer, the ripping chains for the 075,090 came in with the bar to follow on Thursday or Friday. I can meet him to pick up the 090 (drop off the truck) any day after work, hopefully on Saturday.

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You are the milling God! Very Very Sweeeeeeeeeet set-up and hope someday you throw a milling gtg!

Zap, my farmhouse tabletop is 1.5". A 2" mill would look great. If you have to glue two boards, so what. Still gonna look awesome. Keep doing your thing man. Impressive.

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Stax, weather permitting tomorrow the topped off Hemlock is coming down which I plan on making the coffee table out of. I settled on three inches for the thickness.

Around the corner from that is a topped off White Pine which is coming down after the Hemlock, I want a three inch slab from that which can go on the porch for a coffee table. If the wife likes the pine better than the hemlock we can switch it out.

Zap. If your gonna sand after you stain and before your poly, I'd maybe go a little darker with the stain. Although I'm happy with the color of my stain, it isn't exactly what it looked like after the first time I stained.

Zap. If your gonna sand after you stain and before your poly, I'd maybe go a little darker with the stain. Although I'm happy with the color of my stain, it isn't exactly what it looked like after the first time I stained.View attachment 66467

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I'll let these slabs dry this summer then part of next after that the table build will start. I do want a outside work bench which I plan on making out of our first milled boards. (1.75 inches thick)

The table looks great, for the color of the stain I'll leave that up to the boss.

A tip to remember when finishing a table:
Make sure you put the same coating on the top & bottom. 3 coats on the top then 3 on the bottom, 5 & 5 ... etc.
No matter the finish used, it is not totally air tight & the moisture in the air is going to cause it to swell & shrink.
If one side has less finish, it will swell & shrink faster than the other side & cause it to warp or dish.

One of Dad's rules for drying his good wood:
Wax or paint the ends. It will help it dry more evenly on the ends & reduce splitting on the ends.

His rule of thumb for drying hardwoods, 1" per year, 2" thick green board takes roughly 2 years to dry.
rotate & flip the boards every 3 or 4 months.

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A tip to remember when finishing a table:
Make sure you put the same coating on the top & bottom. 3 coats on the top then 3 on the bottom, 5 & 5 ... etc.
No matter the finish used, it is not totally air tight & the moisture in the air is going to cause it to swell & shrink.
If one side has less finish, it will swell & shrink faster than the other side & cause it to warp or dish.

One of Dad's rules for drying his good wood:
Wax or paint the ends. It will help it dry more evenly on the ends & reduce splitting on the ends.

His rule of thumb for drying hardwoods, 1" per year, 2" thick green board takes roughly 2 years to dry.
rotate & flip the boards every 3 or 4 months.